Nepal Medical Association Halts Non-Emergency Services Nationwide

Key Points

• Nepal Medical Association has halted all non-emergency services in hospitals nationwide due to a violent attack on doctors and health workers at Narayani Hospital in Birgunj.
• The suspension affects hospitals, medical colleges, and health institutions across the country except for emergency services.
• Four days after the incident, no legal action has been taken against the perpetrators, and authorities have mistreated doctors seeking justice.
• Protests are planned with doctors in Kathmandu gathering at Maitighar Mandala, and others submitting memorandums and staging sit-in protests in their districts.